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European Parliament 2014-2019

Plenary sitting

A8-0273/2017

28.7.2017

***I REPORT

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 – C8-0343/2016 – 2016/0257(COD))

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Rapporteur: Anne Sander

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CONTENTS

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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION ...... 5

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ...... 29

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS ...... 31

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ...... 40

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE ...... 41

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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 – C8-0343/2016 – 2016/0257(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0532),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and to Article 166(4), Article 165(4) and Article 149 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0343/2016),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 March 20171,

– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A8-0273/2017),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

1 OJ C209, 30.7.2017, p 4.

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Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(1a) In accordance with Article 149, Article 165(4) and Article 166(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Cedefop encourages cooperation between Member States and supports their activities through initiatives aimed at developing exchanges of information and best practices in the field of vocational training.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) Since its establishment Cedefop has (2) Since its establishment Cedefop, by played an important role in supporting the virtue of its expertise, has played an development of a common vocational important role in supporting the education and training policy. At the same development of a common vocational time the concept and significance of education and training policy. At the same vocational training has evolved under the time the concept and significance of influence of changing labour markets, vocational training has evolved under the technological developments, particularly in influence of changing labour markets, the digital area, and increasing labour increasing labour mobility, the Union's mobility. Vocational training policies have commitment to sustainability and evolved accordingly and encompass a technological developments, particularly in variety of instruments and initiatives, some the digital area, which add to the of which, namely related to skills and challenge of better matching qualifications, including validation of competencies and qualifications with a learning, necessarily go beyond the constantly evolving demand. Vocational traditional boundaries of vocational training policies have evolved accordingly education and training. Therefore the and encompass a variety of instruments character of Cedefop activities should be and initiatives, some of which, namely clearly spelled out and relevant related to skills and qualifications, terminology should be adjusted whilst including validation of learning, staying within the remit of the Treaty necessarily go beyond the traditional

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provisions for vocational education and boundaries of vocational education and training. training. Therefore the character of Cedefop activities should be clearly spelled out and relevant terminology should be adjusted whilst staying within the remit of the Treaty provisions for vocational education and training.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(3a) This Regulation repeals Regulation (EEC) No 337/75, with the aim of updating Cedefop’s mandate and tasks to better reflect its current activities which go beyond vocational education and training and include work on skills and qualifications and adapt its mandate and tasks to current policy priorities and strategies, taking into account recent policy developments in the field of vocational education and training, skills and qualifications.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(4) Implementation of a vocational (4) Implementation of a vocational education and training policy will require a education and training policy will require a focus on the interface between education focus on the interface and transition and training and the world of work, making between education and training and the sure that the knowledge, skills and world of work, making sure that the competences acquired support knowledge, skills and competences employability in changing labour markets acquired support integration in changing and are relevant to the needs of citizens labour markets and are relevant to the and society. needs of citizens and society.

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Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) Council Regulation (EEC) No (5) Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 has 337/75 has been amended several times. been amended several times. Since further Since further amendments are to be made, amendments are to be made, it should be it should be repealed in the interest of repealed in the interest of clarity, without clarity. deviating from its main objectives and without compromising its original goals.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(6a) Regarding Cedefop’s governance, in order to ensure a change in its membership over time, the Management Board should consider limiting the number of consecutive terms that its members can serve, by means of its operating rules or other mechanisms.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7) As the three so-called tripartite (7) As the three tripartite agencies, Agencies - Cedefop, the European Cedefop, the European Foundation for the Foundation for the improvement of living improvement of living and working and working conditions (Eurofound) and conditions (Eurofound) and the European the European Agency for Safety and Agency for Safety and Health at Work Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - address (EU-OSHA), address issues related to the issues related to the labour market, labour market, working environment and working environment and vocational vocational education and training and education and training and skills, close skills, close coordination among them is

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coordination among the three Agencies is required, ways to enhance efficiency and required and the ways to enhance synergies should be exploited and any efficiency and synergies should be duplication concerning their activities, exploited. In addition, where relevant, the between each other and between them Agency should seek to engage in efficient and the Commission, , should be avoided. cooperation with the European In addition, where relevant, Cedefop Commission's in-house research should seek to cooperate efficiently with capacities. the in-house research capacities of the Union institutions.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 4, 30, 31, 32 (Cedefop); 2, 50, 51, 52 (Eurofound); 3, 30, 31, 32 (EU-OSHA)

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7a) The tripartite nature of Cedefop, Eurofound, and EU-OSHA represents a comprehensive approach based on the social dialogue between the social partners and Union and national authorities, which is extremely valuable for the purpose of finding joint and sustainable solutions.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8a) The translation services required for Cedefop’s functioning should be provided, to the extent possible, by the Translation Centre of the Bodies of the European Union (Translation Centre). Where appropriate, such as because of the urgency or cost of the translation or the high workload of the Translation Centre,

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other translation service providers should also be able to provide translation services. Such other translation service providers should ensure the same level of quality as the Translation Centre at a cost that is no higher, should comply with Union environmental, labour and social standards, and should respect public procurement rules, where appropriate.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8b) In its procurement activities, Cedefop should respect environmental, labour and social high-quality standards, as well as high-level of transparency, and fair competition rules.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8c) Cedefop's budget should be prepared in accordance with the principle of performance-based budgeting, taking into account its objectives and expected results.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(9) The provisions concerning (9) The provisions concerning Cedefop's staff set out in Regulation (EEC) Cedefop's staff set out in Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 should be aligned with the Staff No 337/75 should be aligned with the Staff

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Regulations of Officials of the European Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘Staff Regulations’) and the Union (‘Staff Regulations’) and the Conditions of Employment of Other Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (‘CEOS’), Servants of the European Union (‘CEOS’), laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/687 . Euratom, ECSC) No 259/687. Given its updated remit , Cedefop should be equipped with adequate staff in order to enable it to discharge its remit. ______7 Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, 7 Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. ECSC) No 259/68 (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1). 1).

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2. The objective of the Agency shall 2. The objective of the Agency shall be to assist the Commission in shaping be to support Union policies in the field of and implementing vocational education vocational education and training and skills and training and skills and qualifications and qualifications. To this end the Agency policies. To this end the Agency shall shall provide independent evidence, provide evidence and services for policy analyses, services and support for policy making and knowledge sharing amongst making and knowledge sharing amongst and between Union and national actors, in and between Union and national actors. particular governments and social partners.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ea) based on its own analysis and research, provide policy makers with research-based policy proposals in the field of vocational education and training;

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Justification

Cedefop is well capable to take the step from analysis and information provision to transfer this into valuable proposals for policy-making. This should be explicit in its tasks and mandate

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(h) manage and make available tools, (h) in collaboration with the datasets and services for skills, occupations Commission, manage and make available and qualifications to citizens, companies, tools, datasets and services for skills, policy makers, social partners and other occupations and qualifications to citizens, stakeholders. companies, policy makers, social partners and other stakeholders.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency 3. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialogue particularly shall maintain a close dialogue particularly with specialised bodies, whether public or with specialised bodies working on private, national or international, public vocational education and training and authorities and educational institutions and skills and qualifications policies, whether with workers' and employers’ public or private, national or international, organisations. The Agency, without with public authorities, with educational prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure institutions, with workers' and employers’ cooperation with other European Union organisations and, where they exist, with Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and national tripartite bodies. The Agency, promoting synergy and complementarity in without prejudice to its own aims, shall their activities, in particular with the ensure cooperation with other Union European Training Foundation, Eurofound agencies aimed at preventing and avoiding and EU-OSHA. overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, including the possibility of working jointly, in particular with the European Training Foundation, Eurofound and EU- OSHA.

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Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3a. The Agency may participate in all public tenders organised by the Commission in its fields of expertise with respect to rules of transparency, fair competition and social rights.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(da) three independent experts appointed by the European Parliament;

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The members referred to in points (a), (b) The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organisations employers' and employees' organisations respectively. The Commission shall respectively. The Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent appoint the members referred to in point it. (d). The responsible committee of the European Parliament shall appoint the experts referred to in point (da).

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Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. Members of the Management 3. Members of the Management Board and their alternates shall be Board and their alternates shall be appointed in light of their knowledge in the appointed in light of their knowledge in the field of vocational education and training, field of vocational education and training, skills and qualifications, taking into skills and qualifications, taking into account relevant managerial, account relevant managerial, administrative and budgetary skills. All administrative and budgetary skills. All parties represented in the Management parties represented on the Management Board shall make efforts to limit turnover Board shall make efforts to limit turnover of their representatives, in order to ensure of their representatives, in order to ensure continuity of the board's work. All parties continuity of the board's work. When shall aim to achieve a balanced appointing their respective representatives representation between men and women and alternates to the Management Board, on the Management Board. the European Parliament, the Commission, the Member States and the social partners shall ensure a balanced representation between men and women.

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3a. Each member and alternate member shall sign a written declaration of interests when taking office or when an appointment is renewed, and shall update it when there is a change of circumstances in that regard. The Agency shall publish the declarations of interest and updates on its website.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 53, 62, 69 and 70 (Cedefop)

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Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The term of office for members and 4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendable. Upon the expiry term may be renewed. Upon the expiry of of their term of office or in the event of their term of office or in the event of their their resignation, members shall remain in resignation, members shall remain in office office until their appointments are renewed until their appointments are renewed or or until they are replaced. until they are replaced.

Justification

Alignment with the term of office of the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons (renewed once) (Article 7 - paragraph 2). Common Compromise replacing amendments 9, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 (Cedefop), (105), 106, 107, 108 (Eurofound), 11, (74), 75, 76, 77, 78 (EU-OSHA)

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

5a. A representative of Eurofound and a representative of EU-OSHA shall have observer status at the meetings of the Management Board in order to enhance the efficiency of the three tripartite agencies and the synergies between them, and to avoid overlaps in their activities.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 10, 15, 77, 78, 79, 101 and 102 (Cedefop)

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

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Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) give the general orientations for the (a) give the strategic orientations for agency's activities and adopt each year the the Agency's activities, coherent with the Agency's programming document by a needs of its main stakeholders, and adopt majority of two-thirds of the members each year the Agency's programming entitled to vote and in accordance with document by a majority of two-thirds of Article 6; the members entitled to vote and in accordance with Article 6;

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 11 and 80 (Cedefop)

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(f) adopt rules for the prevention and (f) adopt rules, including measures for management of conflicts of interest in detecting potential risks at an early stage, respect of its members; for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members and independent experts, as well as for seconded national experts and other staff not employed by the Agency as referred to in Article 19;

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendment 81 (Cedefop)

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(g) adopt and regularly update the (g) adopt and regularly update the

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communication and dissemination plans communication and dissemination plans based on an analysis of needs; based on an analysis of needs and reflect this in the Agency's programming document;

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendment 12 (Cedefop)

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(k) appoint the Executive Director and (k) appoint the Executive Director and where relevant extend the term of office or where relevant renew the term of office or remove the Executive Director from office remove the Executive Director from office in accordance with Article 18; in accordance with Article 18;

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(n) take all decisions on the deleted establishment of the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their modification, taking into consideration the Agency's activity needs as well as having regard to sound budgetary management;

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The annual work programme shall 3. The annual work programme shall

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comprise detailed objectives and expected comprise detailed objectives and expected results including performance indicators. It results including performance indicators, shall also contain a description of the as well as activities and programmes that actions to be financed and an indication of are to be subject to ex-ante or ex-post the financial and human resources evaluations. It shall also contain a allocated to each action, in accordance with description of the actions to be financed, the principles of activity-based budgeting including planned measures that aim to and management. The annual work increase efficiency, and an indication of programme shall be coherent with the the financial and human resources multi-annual work programme referred to allocated to each action, in accordance with in paragraph 4. It shall clearly indicate the principles of activity-based budgeting tasks that have been added, changed or and management. The annual work deleted in comparison with the previous programme shall be coherent with the financial year. multi-annual work programme referred to in paragraph 4. It shall clearly indicate tasks that have been added, changed or deleted in comparison with the previous financial year.

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The Management Board shall 1. The Management Board shall amend the adopted annual work amend the adopted annual work programme when a new task is given to the programme when a new task is given to the Agency. The Management Board may Agency. It shall be responsible for delegate the power to make non-substantial avoiding programming overlaps with EU- amendments to the annual work OSHA and Eurofound and for ensuring programme to the Executive Director. that reprioritising its activities is considered before any additional financial resources are granted. The Management Board may delegate the power to make non-substantial amendments to the annual work programme to the Executive Director.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The Management Board shall elect 1. The Management Board shall elect a Chairperson and three Deputy a Chairperson and three Deputy Chairpersons as follows – one from Chairpersons as follows – one from amongst the members representing amongst the members representing Member States, one from amongst the Member States, one from amongst the members representing employers' members representing employers' organisations, one from amongst the organisations, one from amongst the members representing employees' members representing employees' organisations and one from amongst the organisations and one from amongst the members representing the Commission. members representing the Commission. The Chairperson and the Deputy The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority Chairpersons shall be elected by a majority of two-thirds of members of the of two-thirds of the members of the Management Board with voting rights. Management Board with voting rights. The Management Board shall ensure a balanced representation between men and women for the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairpersons, taken together.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. Where necessary, because of 3. Where necessary, because of urgency, the Executive Board may take urgency, the Executive Board may take certain provisional decisions on behalf of certain provisional decisions on behalf of the Management Board, in particular on the Management Board, including the administrative management matters, suspension of the delegation of the including the suspension of the delegation appointing authority powers, in of the appointing authority powers and accordance with the conditions referred to budgetary matters in Article 5(2), and budgetary matters.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The Executive Board shall be 4. The Executive Board shall be composed of the Chairperson of the composed of the Chairperson of the Management Board, the three Deputy Management Board, the three Deputy Chairpersons, the coordinators of the three Chairpersons, the coordinators of the three groups referred to in Article 4(5) and one groups as referred to in Article 4(5), and representative of the Commission. Each one representative of the Commission. group referred to in Article 4(5) may Each group referred to in Article 4(5) may designate up to two alternates to attend the designate up to two alternates to attend the meetings of the Executive Board, in the meetings of the Executive Board in the absence of the full members. The absence of the full members, ensuring a Chairperson of the Management Board balanced representation between men and shall also be the Chairperson of the women. The Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Director Management Board shall also be the shall take part in the meetings of the Chairperson of the Executive Board. The Executive Board, but shall not have the Executive Director shall take part in the right to vote. meetings of the Executive Board, but shall not have the right to vote.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

5. The term of office of members of 5. The term of office of members of the Executive Board shall be two years. the Executive Board shall be two years. That term shall be extendable. The term of That term may be renewed. The term of office of members of the Executive Board office of members of the Executive Board shall end when their membership of the shall end when their membership of the Management Board ends. Management Board ends.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 16, 109, 110, 111 (Cedefop), 31, 149, 150, 151 (Eurofound), 15, 109, 110, 111, 112 (EU-OSHA)

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 6

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

6. The Executive Board shall meet 6. The Executive Board shall meet three times a year. In addition, it shall meet three times a year. In addition, it shall meet on the initiative of its Chairperson or at the on the initiative of its Chairperson or at the request of its members. request of its members. Each coordinator shall inform members of his or her own group, after each meeting, of the content of the discussion, in a timely and transparent manner.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The Executive Director shall 1. The Executive Director shall be manage the Agency. The Executive responsible for the overall management of Director shall be accountable to the the Agency in accordance with the Management Board. strategic direction set by the Management Board and shall be accountable to the Management Board.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendment 114 (Cedefop)

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ba) in accordance with the decision referred to in Article 5(2), taking decisions with regard to the management of human resources;

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendment 18, 120 and 121 (Cedefop)

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Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point b b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(bb) taking decisions with regard to the Agency's internal structures and, where necessary, their amendment, taking into account needs relating to the Agency's activities and sound budgetary management;

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendment 18, 120 and 121 (Cedefop)

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(j) preparing the Agency's draft (j) preparing the Agency's draft statement of estimates of revenue and statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget. expenditure and implementing its budget, as part of the Agency's programming document;

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) cooperating with other Union agencies, and concluding cooperation agreements with them.

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Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

6. The Executive Director shall also 6. The Executive Director shall also be responsible for deciding whether it is be responsible for deciding whether it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out necessary for the purpose of carrying out the Agency’s tasks in an efficient and the Agency’s tasks in an efficient and effective manner to establish one or more effective manner to establish one local local offices in one or more Member office in Brussels as a liaison office to States. That decision requires the prior further the Agency’s cooperation with the consent of Commission, the Management relevant Union institutions. That decision Board and the Member State where the shall be subject to the prior consent of the local office is to be established. That Commission, the Management Board and decision shall specify the scope of the the Member State where the local office is activities to be carried out that that local to be established. That decision shall office in a manner that avoids unnecessary specify the scope of the activities to be costs and duplication of administrative carried out at that that local office in a functions of the Agency. manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency.

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 19, 124, 125,126 and 127 (Cedefop)

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

6a. The Executive Director may, after consulting the Executive Board, appoint a Deputy Director subject to the approval, by a simple majority vote, of the Management Board. The Deputy Director shall be selected from among the Agency’s senior staff and his or her mandate shall terminate at the same time as that of the Executive Director, or earlier, for disciplinary reasons, subject to the approval, by a simple majority vote, of

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the Management Board. The Executive Director shall provide reasons justifying the need to appoint a Deputy Director and shall allocate proper resources for that purpose. The duties of the Deputy Director shall be clearly defined, shall refer only to managing the day-to-day business of the Agency, and shall be approved by the Executive Board following proposals by the Executive Director. The Deputy Director shall attend the meetings of the Management Board and the Executive Board.

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The provisional draft estimate shall be based on the objectives and expected results of the annual programming document referred to in Article 6(1) and shall take into account the financial resources necessary to achieve those objectives and expected results, in accordance with the principle of performance-based budgeting.

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The provisional draft estimate shall ensure that expenditure on staff is adequate to allow the Agency to discharge its remit.

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Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The Commission shall send the 4. The Commission shall submit the draft estimates to the budgetary authority draft estimates to the budgetary authority together with the draft general budget of and to the Agency together with the draft the Union. general budget of the Union..

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

5. The accounting officer shall, by 1 5. The accounting officer shall, by 1 July following each financial year, send the July following each financial year, send the final accounts to the European Parliament, final accounts to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and the Court the Council, the Commission and the of Auditors, together with the Management European Court of Auditors, together with Board's opinion. the Management Board's opinion.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The Executive Director shall be appointed The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of by the Management Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection following an open and transparent selection procedure. procedure which ensures rigorous assessment of the candidates and a high degree of independence. Once appointed, the Executive Director shall attend an exchange of views at the responsible committee of the European Parliament.

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Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The Management Board, acting on 4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission that takes a proposal from the Commission that takes into account the assessment referred to in into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extend the term of office paragraph 3, may renew the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no of the Executive Director once. more than five years.

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

5. An Executive Director whose term 5. An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not of office has been renewed may not participate in another selection procedure participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall for the same post at the end of the overall period. period.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

6. The Executive Director may be 6. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission. proposal from the Commission, on the basis of a reasoned assessment of his or her performance as Executive Director..

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

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Article 21 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The Agency may establish local 4. The Agency may establish a liaison offices in one or more Member States, office in Brussels in accordance with subject to their consent and in accordance Article 11 (6). with Article 11 (6).

Justification

Common Compromise replacing amendments 22, 140, 141 and 142 (Cedefop)

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The translation services required 3. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shall be for the functioning of the Agency shall be provided by the Translation Centre of the provided by the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union. Bodies of the European Union or, where appropriate, by other translation services.

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation Article 23 – paragraph -1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

-1. The Agency shall act with a high level of transparency.

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph -1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

-1. In accordance with Article 30(4) of

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Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, the Agency shall carry out ex- ante evaluations of those of its activities which entail significant expenditure as well as ex-post evaluations. ______1a Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1)

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2. Where the Commission considers 2. Where the Commission considers that the continuation of the Agency is no that the continuation of the Agency is no longer justified with regard to its assigned longer justified with regard to its assigned objectives, mandate and tasks, it may objectives, mandate and tasks, it may propose that this Regulation be amended propose that this Regulation be amended accordingly or repealed accordingly or repealed. Such proposal shall be made only after a detailed assessment and after informing and consulting the European Parliament, the Member States and the social partners.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) is one of the longest established EU agencies. The quality of the analyses and data it provides on vocational education and training systems and policies and its ability to foster exchanges of ideas and good practice have given it a high profile and a high degree of credibility with political decision-makers. As a leading centre of expertise, over the years Cedefop has broadened the scope of its activities to cover skills and qualifications, as part of its efforts to take account of economic, social, political and technological developments. The advent of the digital age has completely changed the way we look at vocational education and training policies. Tomorrow we will certainly be doing jobs which do not exist today. This means that skills and qualifications will constantly have to be developed to meet the changing needs of businesses. This also means that lifelong learning needs to be encouraged. With those aims in view, and on the basis of Cedefop’s data and analyses, in June 2016 the Commission launched ‘A New Skills Agenda for Europe’ to help the 70 million EU citizens who do not have adequate reading, writing, arithmetical and digital skills. In so doing the Commission stated its intention of drawing on Cedefop’s expertise and skills in implementing this large-scale project. The agency’s precise role should be clarified, however, in order to maintain good relations among the stakeholders and ensure that Cedefop’s remit is not undermined. It was against this specific backdrop that on 23 August 2016 the Commission proposed a revision of Cedefop’s Founding Regulation, which dates back to 1975, the year in which the agency was set up. The revision has twin aims: bring some provisions of the Founding Regulation into line with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies, and update Cedefop’s objectives and tasks in such a way that the Founding Regulation reflects the real nature of the agency’s work. In her draft report, the rapporteur welcomes the fact that the common approach is finally being implemented; that approach was the subject of a strongly worded joint statement, issued by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 12 June 2012, in which the three institutions called for the governance and efficiency of the decentralised agencies to be enhanced so that they can support the implementation of public policies more effectively. The rapporteur also welcomes the updating of the agency’s objectives and tasks to bring them into line with the work it does already, which is entirely in keeping with the current priorities of European vocational education and training policy. She likewise applauds the retention of the agency’s unique tripartite governance system involving governments and employers’ and workers’ organisations. The rapporteur questions the timing of the revision, however. However beneficial it may be for Cedefop’s functioning and effectiveness, it would have made more sense to arrange the

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work programme in such a way that the revision could incorporate the conclusions which will be delivered at the end of the year, following the completion of the external assessment of the agency and its work.

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27.4.2017

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS

for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (COM(2016)0532 – C8-0343/2016 – 2016/0257(COD))

Rapporteur: Jens Geier

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

The Commission proposed the present draft Regulation in order to align certain provisions of the existing Regulation governing Cedefop with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies. The revision also offers the opportunity to update the objectives and tasks of Cedefop

The other two so-called tripartite Agencies of the European Union, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) are undergoing a revision of their respective Founding Regulations at the same time as Eurofound.

The budgetary implications in terms of human and financial resources, as presented in more detail in the Legislative Financial Statement, are in line with Commission Communication (2013)519.

The Rapporteur proposes to amend certain provisions relating to the cooperation between the tripartite Agencies, with a view of enhancing this cooperation.

Further, the Rapporteur proposes to introduce a representative designated by the European Parliament into the Management Board of the Agency, to replace one Commission representative. This approach is in line with the Joint Statement of the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012.

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

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Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7) As the three so-called tripartite (7) As the three so-called tripartite Agencies - Cedefop, the European Agencies - Cedefop, the European Foundation for the improvement of living Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) and and working conditions (Eurofound) and the European Agency for Safety and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - address Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - address issues related to the labour market, issues related to the labour market, working environment and vocational working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close education and training and skills, close coordination among the three Agencies is coordination among the three Agencies is required and the ways to enhance required and the ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be efficiency and synergies should be exploited. In addition, where relevant, the exploited. In particular, sharing or Agency should seek to engage in efficient pooling of administrative tasks between cooperation with the European these agencies is envisaged and the Commission's in-house research capacities. agencies should adopt their respective annual work programmes in close cooperation with one another, in order to avoid overlaps. In addition, where relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commission's in-house research capacities.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8a) The Agency's budget should be prepared in accordance with the principle of performance-based budgeting taking into account its objectives and expected results.

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Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2. The objective of the Agency shall 2. The objective of the Agency shall be to assist the Commission in shaping and be to assist the Commission, other Union implementing vocational education and institutions, Member States and the social training and skills and qualifications partners in helping shape and implement policies. To this end the Agency shall vocational education and training and skills provide evidence and services for policy and qualifications policies. To this end the making and knowledge sharing amongst Agency shall provide evidence and and between Union and national actors, in analyses for policy making and knowledge particular governments and social partners. sharing amongst and between Union and national actors, in particular governments and social partners.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3a. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall cooperate with other Union agencies, in particular with the European Training Foundation, the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions, and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, in order to achieve coordination and financial savings, and to avoid duplication and promote synergy and complementarity in their activities.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3b. The Agency shall conclude cooperation agreements with other relevant Union agencies in order to facilitate and promote cooperation with them.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The Management Board shall be 1. The Management Board shall be composed of: composed of: (a) one member representing the (a) one member representing the Government from each Member State; Government from each Member State; (b) one member representing the (b) one member representing the employers' organisations from each employers' organisations from each Member State; Member State; (c) one member representing the (c) one member representing the employees' organisations from each employees' organisations from each

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Member State; Member State; (d) three members representing the (d) two members representing the Commission. Commission; (da) one independent member representing the European Parliament. All members referred to in points (a)-(d) All members referred to in points (a)-(da) shall have voting rights. shall have voting rights. The appointment shall take effect upon signing by the person concerned of a declaration of absence of conflict of interests. The members referred to in points (a), (b) The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organisations employers’ and employees’ organisations respectively. The Commission shall respectively. The Commission and the appoint the members who are to represent European Parliament shall appoint the it. members who are to represent them. A representative of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and a representative of the Eurofound shall have an observer status in the Management Board.

Justification

The Joint Statement of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on decentralised agencies of 19 July 2012 envisages a possibility for the Parliament to designate one member of the Management Board.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The Management Board shall amend the The Management Board shall amend the adopted annual work programme when a adopted annual work programme when a new task is given to the Agency. The new task is given to the Agency. It shall be Management Board may delegate the responsible for avoiding programming power to make non-substantial overlaps with the other tripartite Union amendments to the annual work agencies and for ensuring that

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programme to the Executive Director. reprioritisation of activities is always considered as a valid alternative before potentially granting additional financial resources. The Management Board may delegate the power to make non-substantial amendments to the annual work programme to the Executive Director.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(ja) cooperating with other Union agencies, and concluding cooperation agreements with them.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. The Commission shall send the 4. The Commission shall send the draft estimates to the budgetary authority draft estimates to the budgetary authority

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together with the draft general budget of together with the draft general budget of the Union. the Union. The Commission shall send these draft estimates simultaneously to the Agency.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The translation services required 3. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shall be for the functioning of the Agency shall be provided by the Translation Centre of the provided by the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union. bodies of the European Union or other translation providers in accordance with the procurement rules and within the limits established by the relevant financial rules.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. No later than 5 years after the date 1. No later than 5 years after the date referred to in Article 36, and every 5 years referred to in Article 36, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall perform thereafter, the Commission shall submit an an evaluation in compliance with the evaluation in compliance with the Commission guidelines to assess the Commission guidelines to assess the Agency's performance in relation to its Agency's performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. The objectives, mandate and tasks. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency, and the financial implications of Agency, and the financial implications of any such modification. any such modification.

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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

Title European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) References COM(2016)0532 – C8-0343/2016 – 2016/0257(COD) Committee responsible EMPL Date announced in plenary 12.9.2016

Opinion by BUDG Date announced in plenary 12.9.2016

Rapporteur Jens Geier Date appointed 15.9.2016 Date adopted 25.4.2017

Result of final vote +: 30 –: 2 0: 0

Members present for the final vote Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Richard Ashworth, Lefteris Christoforou, Gérard Deprez, Manuel dos Santos, José Manuel Fernandes, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Esteban González Pons, Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Vladimír Maňka, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Jan Olbrycht, Younous Omarjee, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Jordi Solé, Patricija Šulin, Eleftherios Synadinos, Indrek Tarand, Inese Vaidere, Monika Vana, Daniele Viotti, Stanisław Żółtek Substitutes present for the final vote Jean-Paul Denanot, Ivana Maletić, Derek Vaughan, Rainer Wieland, Tomáš Zdechovský

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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION

30 +

ALDE Nedzhmi Ali, Jean Arthuis, Gérard Deprez

ECR Richard Ashworth, Bernd Kölmel, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk

GUE/NGL Younous Omarjee

PPE Lefteris Christoforou, José Manuel Fernandes, Esteban González Pons, Ivana Maletić, Jan Olbrycht, Paul Rübig, Petri Sarvamaa, Patricija Šulin, Inese Vaidere, Rainer Wieland, Tomáš Zdechovský

S&D Jean-Paul Denanot, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jens Geier, Vladimír Maňka, Clare Moody, Victor Negrescu, Derek Vaughan, Daniele Viotti, Manuel dos Santos

Verts/ALE Jordi Solé, Indrek Tarand, Monika Vana

2 -

ENF Stanisław Żółtek

NI Eleftherios Synadinos

0 0

Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention

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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) References COM(2016)0532 – C8-0343/2016 – 2016/0257(COD) Date submitted to Parliament 23.8.2016 Committee responsible EMPL Date announced in plenary 12.9.2016 Committees asked for opinions BUDG Date announced in plenary 12.9.2016 Rapporteurs Anne Sander Date appointed 22.9.2016 Discussed in committee 22.3.2017 25.4.2017 Date adopted 12.7.2017

Result of final vote +: 47 –: 3 0: 1

Members present for the final vote Guillaume Balas, Brando Benifei, Enrique Calvet Chambon, David Casa, Ole Christensen, Martina Dlabajová, Lampros Fountoulis, Elena Gentile, Arne Gericke, Marian Harkin, Czesław Hoc, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Agnes Jongerius, Rina Ronja Kari, Jan Keller, Ádám Kósa, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Jean Lambert, Jérôme Lavrilleux, Patrick Le Hyaric, Jeroen Lenaers, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Thomas Mann, Dominique Martin, Anthea McIntyre, Joëlle Mélin, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Marek Plura, Terry Reintke, Robert Rochefort, Claude Rolin, Sven Schulze, Siôn Simon, Romana Tomc, Yana Toom, Marita Ulvskog, Renate Weber, Tatjana Ždanoka, Jana Žitňanská Substitutes present for the final vote Maria Arena, Lynn Boylan, Tania González Peñas, Marju Lauristin, Paloma López Bermejo, Anne Sander, Joachim Schuster, Michaela Šojdrová, Helga Stevens, Flavio Zanonato Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present Andrejs Mamikins, Elena Valenciano for the final vote Date tabled 28.7.2017

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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

47 +

ALDE Martina Dlabajová, Marian Harkin, Robert Rochefort, Yana Toom, Renate Weber

ECR Arne Gericke, Czesław Hoc, Anthea McIntyre, Helga Stevens, Jana Žitňanská

GUE/NGL Lynn Boylan, Tania González Peñas, Rina Ronja Kari, Patrick Le Hyaric, Paloma López Bermejo

PPE David Casa, Danuta Jazłowiecka, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Ádám Kósa, Jérôme Lavrilleux, Jeroen Lenaers, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Thomas Mann, Elisabeth Morin- Chartier, Marek Plura, Claude Rolin, Anne Sander, Sven Schulze, Michaela Šojdrová, Romana Tomc

S&D Maria Arena, Guillaume Balas, Brando Benifei, Ole Christensen, Elena Gentile, Agnes Jongerius, Jan Keller, Marju Lauristin, Andrejs Mamikins, Joachim Schuster, Siôn Simon, Marita Ulvskog, Elena Valenciano, Flavio Zanonato

VERTS/ALE Jean Lambert, Terry Reintke, Tatjana Ždanoka

3 -

ENF Dominique Martin, Joëlle Mélin

NI Lampros Fountoulis

1 0

ALDE Enrique Calvet Chambon

Key to symbols: + : in favour - : against 0 : abstention

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